A visual story taking you through the restoration of a Victorian era leather burnishing iron.
I managed to keep some of the character in the handle, ferrule and head which is something I was focusing on maintaining.
There's no point owning a piece of history and wiping out the story of it's journey.
These were used to heat the edges of leather to smooth down the fibres and melt in wax to increase comfort, durability and impart a waterproof layer to the edge.
I decided against simply replacing the handle with a new one, I wanted to hold onto the same handle that generations of craftsmen held before me.. there's something quite nice about that.
Sadly these irons are no longer made and I was lucky enough to find a 140 year old example from the late 1800's.
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I'll see you there, Philip
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